Hot Fudge Sauce

Name: Hot Fudge Sauce
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; ½ cup light corn syrup; ¾ stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter; 2 cups sugar; 6 ounces (6 squares) unsweetened baking chocolate; 1 cup boiling water

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better Than Store-Bought

By Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1979

About

This is the way we think hot fudge should be. It is thick and bittersweet and hardens just enough when you spoon it over ice cream.

Ingredients

¾ stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter
6 ounces (6

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan and stir over low heat until melted. Stir in the water, sugar, corn syrup, and salt.
Turn the heat to medium and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring. Boil the sauce gently, without stirring, for about 8 to 9 minutes, or until it is thickened and smooth. Stir in the vanilla ext